Implement for removing paint



( No Model.)

H. A. GILLIS. IMPLEMENT FOR REMOVING PAINT, &c.

No. 427,759. Patented May 13, 1890.

wi cmmwo W I gmwmto'c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY A. GILLIS, OF ELMIRA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL HANFORD, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

IMPLEMENT FOR REMOVING PAINT, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,759, dated May 13, 1890. Application filed February 10, 1890- Serial No. 339,878-' (No model.)

To whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY A. GILLIS, of Elmira, in the county of Gheinung and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Implement for Removing Paint, Varnish, or Similar'Coating from the Surfaces of Buildings, Cars, dye, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a tool or implement that is light and portable, that can readily be attached to any source of supply of liquid or gaseous fuel, and that is provided with a burner and a knife or scraper in juxtaposition thereto, whereby an operator can readily heat a painted surface with the burner, and at the same time-that is to say, by the movements necessary to burn the surface and loosen the paint--he can remove it with the knife or scraper.

In the drawings, Figure l an elevation of myimproved implement, showing the flexible pipe and coupling disconnected, but in position to indicate their proper relations. Fig. 2 is a plan View of a scraping-knife detached, and Fig. 3 is a formalmodification of meansfor counectin g the flexible pipe with the handle. 1

Referring to the letters upon the drawings, A indicates what may be assumed to be a source of fuel-supplyas, for example, a tank for liquid fuel or a gas-holder. It is immaterial what sort of a tank or holder or what kind of liquid or gaseous fuel may be supplied, and in practice this will depend upon circumstances of convenience. I need not, therefore, describe the tank or holder in detail, as it may be of any ordinary character affording necessary pressure.

B indicates a cock of usual construction for admitting or cutting off the supply of liquid or gaseous fuel.

0 indicates a section of pipe carrying the cock and connected with the tanker holder, and it may be ribbed or screw-threaded for coupling the end of the flexible hose D.

E indicates a coupling-piece to be attached to the other end of the hose, and also to be connected with the handle F in any suitable manner-ms, for example, by screw-threadbut the flexible hose might, of course, be connected directly with the handle, as indicated in Fig.

G indicates a Y-pipe connection of ordinary kind for receiving a pipe 111, carrying the burner K. This burner may be of any ordinary kindsuch as an ordinary ga's burneror it. may be, as illustrated at L in the drawings, perforated and adapted to burn "gasoline by admitting air.

M indicates a cock of ordinary construction for opening and closing the burner.

N indicates a cup, which may be secured underneath the burner below its perforations to receive any drippings that may escape, and its chief use is to catch first drippings to be lighted to stait the burner when liquid fuel is used.

0 indicates a socket-piece attached to the end of the handle for receiving the shank of the knife or tool P and holding it firmly in place by means of a set-screw Q. It will be observed that the knife projects in an inclined direction for use just below the end of the burner, so as to follow up the burner in practice and quickly remove the surface-covering, which will be loosened or softened by the action of the flame.

R indicates a packing, which may be employed to screen the liquid or gaseous fuel,

which may be forced to the burner in any with respect to the burner so that the flame 5 from the burner will impinge against the surface just out of reach of the knifeedgc, substantially as set forth. In testimony of all which I have hereunto subscribed my name.

HARRY A. GILLIS.

Witnesses: v

N. P. FASSETT, J. A. GIBSON. 

